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Mary Knauer Miller – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Teaching young children to read is one of the most important aspects of education. There is a vast body of research examining the neuroscientific processes at work in learning to read, the many components of literacy, and the best instructional methods to support literacy. The purpose of this study was to collect perceptual data from teachers…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Adult Learning, Learning Theories, Social Cognition
Sidra Noreen; Zafar Iqbal – European Education, 2025
The present paper sought to offer a theoretical perspective on the social practice approach (SPA) in adult literacy since its conceptualization in the early 1980s. It aims to provide a holistic understanding of SPA by examining its objectives, development, and practical applications. The analysis highlights how the SPA differs from traditional…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Futures (of Society), Holistic Approach
Street, Brian – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2016
This paper looks at some issues around "learning to read" from the viewpoint of a social practice concept of literacy for both child and adult literacy. This calls for an ethnographic approach that, although increasingly common in the field of adult literacy, is less common in the policy and practice of schooling; there, a more…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Literacy Education
Thomas, Michael S. C.; Knowland, Victoria C. P.; Rogers, Cathy – World Bank, 2020
This report considers the science of adult literacy acquisition, with the goal of identifying principles that may improve the effectiveness of adult literacy programs. We define literacy as a continuum, from emerging literacy, through improving literacy, to fluent literacy and we outline the factors that influence how far along that continuum an…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Program Effectiveness, Skill Development
Newbold, Mary – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2016
This research investigates learners' responses to the use of literature as a means of literacy learning in level 2 Functional Skills in English. Data were gathered by way of observation, questionnaire and informal dialogue with learners. Teaching and learning was underpinned by the philosophy of critical pedagogy and was therefore learner-centric.…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Teaching Methods, Workplace Learning, English Curriculum
Mercado, Carmen I. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
As a Latina teaching educator in a global city where the majority of public school children come from Spanish-speaking homes (ECS, 2013), I push the boundaries of what is "possible, plausible and desirable" (Pickering, 2006), guided by the moral imperative that I can and must make a difference in the lives of children, through the adults…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Teacher Educators, Student Diversity, Spanish Speaking
Street, Brian V. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2012
This essay offers a commentary on how the relationship between language and literacy practices in and out of school has been conceptualized. It draws upon two new books in the field. Shirley Brice Heath's new book, "Words at Work and Play: Three Decades in Family and Community Life," which makes use of rich ethnographic accounts of…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Literacy, Writing Skills
Eady, Michelle; Herrington, Anthony; Jones, Caroline – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2010
Current reports of literacy rates in Australia indicate an ongoing gap in literacy skills between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian adults, at a time when the literacy demands of work and life are increasing. There are many perspectives on what are the literacy needs of Indigenous adults, from the perspectives of community members…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Focus Groups, Adult Learning, Interviews
Wood, Katherine – TESOL Journal, 2011
Interrupted formal education is a barrier that makes learning English as an adult an extremely challenging commitment. Besides the many work and family responsibilities that most adult English as a second language (ESL) learners face, students with interrupted formal education (SIFE) often lack familiarity with school-based skills and typical…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Stopouts, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Movement for Canadian Literacy, 2009
This issue of "literacy.ca EXPRESS" focuses on the topic of promising practice. Promising or good practice and lessons learned are used to describe useful practices, approaches or ideas. Articles included in this issue: (1) Practitioner Profile: Meet Connie Jones; (2) Highlights from the LAN (Learner Advisory Network); (3) In the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness
Mellard, Daryl F.; Patterson, Margaret Becker – Remedial and Special Education, 2008
This study of 311 adult education learners found 29% self-reported having a specific learning disability (SLD). Significant differences in demographic, academic, and life experience variables between the adult learners with and without SLD included prior participation in special education, having both an SLD diagnosis and a high school diploma,…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Adult Basic Education, Literacy Education, Adult Learning
Sandman-Hurley, Kelli – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2008
Library-based adult literacy programs rely on volunteers to provide tutoring services to adult learners. A high percentage of volunteer tutors are matched with a reading-disabled adult literacy learner. Although all tutors are required to complete preservice tutor training, there is a limited amount of research that documents whether they utilize…
Descriptors: Tutor Training, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
McKenna, Michael C.; Walpole, Sharon – Guilford Publications, 2008
When the goal is supporting excellent teaching, there is no "one-size-fits-all" approach. This book helps literacy coaches and administrators navigate the many choices involved in developing and fine-tuning a coaching program that offers the best fit for a particular school. The authors draw on current research and their personal experiences in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Farrell, Thomas S. C. – Center for Adult English Language Acquisition, 2008
There is a longstanding recognition in the field of language education that teachers must continually reshape their knowledge of teaching and learning. This knowledge is developed initially in teacher education programs, then becomes part of teachers' education throughout their careers through reflective practice. Reflective practice occurs when…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Action Research, Second Language Learning, Criticism
Garner, Barbara, Ed. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2008
"Focus on Basics" is a publication of the U.S. Division of World Education, Inc. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policymakers. "Focus on Basics" is dedicated to connecting research…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Patients